​Exam latest news

Application for reasonable adjustments

All applications for reasonable adjustments for the March examinations should be lodged by Thursday 31 January 2019. Please read pages 33-34 of the Course Information Handbook for more information.

posted 10 December 2018

​​Important Changes to the Examination Policy

Open and Closed book ex​aminations

At its Board meeting held on the 31 July 2018, the Legal Profession Admission Board resolved to allow Examiners to decide if their subject examination is to be an Open or Closed Book format from March 2019 examination.

The table below list each subject and the Examiner's nominated format.

Subject

Format of Examination

01 - LEGAL INSTITUTIONS

Closed Book

02 - CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE

Open Book

03 - TORTS

Open Book

04 - CONTRACTS

Closed Book

05 - REAL PROPERTY

Open Book

06 - AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Closed Book

07 - EQUITY

Open Book

08 - COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

Open Book

09 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Open Book

10 - LAW OF ASSOCIATIONS

Closed Book

11 - EVIDENCE

Closed Book

12 - TAXATION & REVENUE LAW

Closed Book

13 - SUCCESSION

Closed Book

14 - CONVEYANCING

Closed Book

15 - PRACTICE & PROCEDURE

Closed Book

16 - INSOLVENCY

Open Book

17 - LEGAL ETHICS

Open Book

18 - CONFLICT OF LAWS

Closed Book

19 - FAMILY LAW

Closed Book

20 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT & PLANNING LAW

To Be Determined

21 - INDUSTRIAL LAW

Closed Book

22 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

Open Book

23 - PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

Closed Book

24 - JURISPRUDENCE

Closed Book

25 - COMPETITION & CONSUMER LAW

Open Book

26 - UNDERSTANDING LEGAL LANGUAGE & LEGISLATION

Open Book

There has been no changes regarding the publication of past exam papers or personal items allowed in the exam room. It is recommended that students refer to the Course Information Handbook and familiarises themselves regarding their responsibility when sitting the Board's examinations.

posted 27 November 2018

Cessation of publication of past exam papers

The Board's Examinations Committee has decided to cease publication of past exam papers. The March 2016 papers will be the last to be published on the Board's website. Candidates will no longer be permitted to remove exam papers from the exam venue. This arrangement is common amongst university law schools in NSW.

Given that past exam papers will no longer be published, each Subject Guide will in future contain one or more sample exam questions. The Examinations Committee accepts that some students will have saved and stored exam papers which have been published in the past, and that as a result those papers will always remain accessible to candidates in the future. Candidates are not prevented from referring to, or practising with, those past exam papers if they wish. However, examiners have been asked to avoid in future the re-use of questions which have previously been published.

Personal items in the exam room

Wristwatches of any kind are no longer permitted to be worn or placed on the desk during an exam. This is because many smartwatches now look similar to standard wristwatches. Instead, all exam venues will be furnished with clocks. If you normally wear a wristwatch, you will need to remove it and place it your bag before entering the exam room. Smartwatches, mobile phones and any other devices must be switched off, and either surrendered to the supervisor or placed in your bag or under the desk, prior to the start of the exam.

The only items permitted to be placed on the desk in an exam are:

pens and highlighters

sweets, mints, cough lollies and tissues (but they must all be unwrapped and contained in a small, clear, resealable bag or bags)

water in a small, clear bottle with the label removed.

Other th​​​an what is described above, no food or drink will ​be permitted in the exam room. Students with a medical condition that requires the consumption of food or drink during the exam may apply for alternative examination arrangements in accordance with the instructions on page 39 of the Course Information Handbook.